Goals for Designing a Lesson on Roller Coasters

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Goals for Designing a Lesson on Roller Coasters

In this video from Teaching High School Physical Science, teacher Michael Griffin discusses how he prepares his students for physics day at an amusement park. He describes his goals for the lesson, and in the classroom, reviews the concepts of motion that are relevant to amusement park rides, including roller coasters.

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You may find it useful to watch this video with a group of your colleagues and then discuss it together.

What are the big ideas that Griffin wanted to convey to his students?
If your students were getting ready for a trip to an amusement park, how would you choose to prepare them? How are Griffin's teaching strategies similar to and different from your own?
Describe the aspects of lesson planning that you feel most confident about, that you find most challenging, and that you have improved upon during your time as a teacher.